1.
[syn: bodyguard, escort]
2. a group of men who escort and protect some important person;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Bodyguard \Bod"y*guard`\, n.
1. A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the
person; a lifeguard.
[1913 Webster]
2. Retinue; attendance; following. --Bp. Porteus.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bodyguard
n 1: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person [syn:
bodyguard, escort]
2: a group of men who escort and protect some important person
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "bodyguard":
cavalier, chaperon, companion, conductor, convoy, duenna, escort,
esquire, fellow traveler, gentleman-at-arms, guard, guards,
guardsman, praetorian guard, safe-conduct, safeguard, shepherd,
squire, swain, usher, yeoman